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№ 44

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4 October 2001

Hammer Price:
£680

William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1696, third bust, edge octavo (ESC 94; S 3472 and p.297, this coin). Trifling surface mark in second quarter of reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, reverse better and with some mint bloom (£700-800)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Collection formed by Allen Graves.

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Provenance:
‘Ridgemount’ Collection, Spink Auction 69, 20 April 1989, lot 326;
Dr D Rees-Jones Collection, Spink Auction 117, 19 November 1996, lot 140;
bt Spink November 1997.

The obverse of this coin is illustrated in the section on grading in the Standard Catalogue, p.297. See Colour Plate II